I’ve been dreaming of having a triangle shelf in my home for so long now, thanks to . I’m also obsessed with beautiful lifestyle shop General Store in California and their amazing wooden triangular displays.
Finally, my dream has come true (thanks to furniture maker boyfriend!) and we now have this beautiful shelf in the living area. It’s made from American oak and I think it’s my favourite part of the room. The spaces are starting to come together now as we finish all the little jobs and fill the empty spaces.
Since we moved into the new flat, our clothes have been living in bin bags on the floor. Such glamour! As well as building most of the furniture for our home, John has also built us a beautiful clothing rail made entirely from found materials. I’ve been daydreaming for months about clothing rails on . I’ve never been a fan of the wardrobe. They’re so overbearing and take up most of the space in a bedroom. Unless you live in a palace of course. I don’t. I live in a 1 bedroom flat in London, so screw you palace dwellers!
The rail is made from found materials. The wood is solid oak, which John found in an alley behind his work. The metal pole is also a find, the result of a rummage in an old cupboard.
The bedroom makeover is far from finished. We’ve got plans for storage shelving above the rail and lots of other things to make best use of the small space. Excuse the poor light in these photos, a home tour with proper photographs will be coming soon!
We’ve been in our new home for almost 3 weeks now and the place still isn’t completely decorated, things are still lying around with nowhere to go and furniture is still being made (I do have a slightly unrealistic idea of how long it would take to do this). I’m pretty bummed out that my home wasn’t perfectly styled and everything had its place within 24 hours of moving in. Because that’s what happens right?
I love spaces that are filled with greenery and I always want my home to be the same. I’ve always felt it was important to surround yourself with plants. They’re so beneficial to the air quality in your home, they absorb EMF radiation (or so the internet tells me) and they make any space look beautiful.
Things are taking shape in each room (slowly) but this weekend I was so happy to spend some quality time with my plants, old and new. My Boskke Sky Planters arrived on Friday which was perfect timing for my green fingered weekend. There are now 23 plants and cacti in the flat but I think I can definitely squeeze some more in there.
One of the problems I had with my last (tiny) home was there was nowhere for the prints and all my stationery to live. They all had a place but they also had to share the space with lots of other things which wasn’t ideal. One of the first things I bought for the new flat was this Alex drawer unit from IKEA.
The drawers look good white but of course I wanted to add some colour to them! If you want to try it yourself, here’s what you’ll need:
2. Small paint roller and tray, dust sheet or similar protection for your work surface.
3. Your drawers. I used the smaller Alex model but this idea will work on any drawers, or you could try it on kitchen cabinets, or your indoor/outdoor steps!
Here’s the finished result! Finally, my prints, packaging and stationery have a place to live. Pity they can’t contribute to the rent though.
